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Sardauk on 25 August 2009

It is probably true.
I heard some story about company fixing BR problem for 150€ here in Belgium.

Since Sony is bleeding money on the PS3 market, it is normal that they are not willing to tackle that kind of problems...if it fails, buy a new one.

Of course it is not the level of the RROD issue...



 

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Kynes on 25 August 2009
dli2k3 said:
Seece said:
blackops said:

These mysterious complaints just seem to pop up after a price cut is announced for the PS3. Wow, the media really is scared of the ps3 making a comeback

I'm not sure why the media would be scared of that ...

Because that would mean the last 3 years of articles they've written about the PS3 ending 3rd this gen would become the laughing stock of their readers as well as hurt the writer's self-confidence.

Really? How many stupid things has spread Patcher this generation, and he keeps being quoted, and earning a great ammount of money because of the things he says?



egypt-my-love on 25 August 2009

my ps3 has been on fire for 3 times and the warranty has totaly fix it for free



yo_john117 on 25 August 2009

Wow so you have to pay more for the repair than the console itself...thats kind of screwed up.



izaaz101 on 25 August 2009
JEDE3 said:
FreeTalkLive said:

...Xbox 360 developed a common fault outside the warranty period, Microsoft fixed it for free...

If only that were true.  I'd love in Nintendo or Microsoft did that.


i also don't understand how she came up with the 10k for a car figure

If a car is $22,190 in Australia, then it's a simple ratio based on the price of the PS3 ($699) and the repair ($315).

$699 = $22190
$315    $10000



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Carl on 25 August 2009
yo_john117 said:

Wow so you have to pay more for the repair than the console itself...thats kind of screwed up.

Thats probably why this is fake.



                            

JEDE3 on 25 August 2009
izaaz101 said:
JEDE3 said:
FreeTalkLive said:

...Xbox 360 developed a common fault outside the warranty period, Microsoft fixed it for free...

If only that were true.  I'd love in Nintendo or Microsoft did that.


i also don't understand how she came up with the 10k for a car figure

If a car is $22,190 in Australia, then it's a simple ratio based on the price of the PS3 ($699) and the repair ($315).

$699 = $22190
$315    $10000


well, this is just stupid on her part. I don't know about in australia but car dealers give you longer warranties... you know... since they are 30 times more expensive. Cars brake after their warranty... and some repairs do cost upwards of 10k. That's how it is. I should write a news article "mitsubishi wouldn't repair my 15 year old 3000gt because it wasn't under warrant anymore and I had to pay thousands upon thousands to repair"



puffy on 25 August 2009
Carl2291 said:
yo_john117 said:

Wow so you have to pay more for the repair than the console itself...thats kind of screwed up.

Thats probably why this is fake.

No the article quite clearly states that that the repairs will cost $315 but the PS3 costs $699 new. It's now $499 after the price drop.

And Australian media has no problem with the PS3 for those making such claims..



 

waron on 25 August 2009

sony's ps3 service was after all named as the worst service among all big 3 - i'm not suprised.



mike_intellivision on 25 August 2009

Just some facts

An Australian dollar is worth

USD 0.83.5
EUR 0.58.4
UKP 0.51.1
CAD 0.90.4
NZD 1.22.1
JPY 78.91
CHF 0.88.6


Also, this issue is one related to how Sony is handling business in Australia. Unless you live in Australia or New Zealand, you probably do not interface with the same arm of Sony. And has been seen with other consoles, different parts of the same global company have different rules, regulations, and prices.

Related to that, as far as the price cut theory. SCE Australia has NOT cut its price (as of a week ago). http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/P3B2E2U5

"Sony Computer Entertainment Australia is refusing to say whether they will slash the cost of their PS3 gaming console in Australia after the price of the console was slashed overseas.

"Among the most expensive gaming consoles in the world SCE Australia has a reputation for price gouging and not passing on overseas price cuts."

Thus, it is this company and not Sony in general which is incurring the wrath of Trish in Melbourne.

Mike from Morgantown

 

EDIT ADD -- From the context though, it does appear that SmartHouse and SCE Oz do not get along.



      


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